Sound the klaxon; Martin reaches the apex of his Song by Song journey, as his discusses the beauty and elegance of this track with Celine and Sam. The contradictions of the narrative, the expression of the impossibility of (some) love, and a key link to Waits's collaboration with Brennan all feature in our conversation.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Fish & Bird, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)
Exit Music (For A Film), OK Computer, Radiohead (1997)
Instrumental demo of Fish & Bird, The Alice Demos, Tom Waits (1992 - unreleased)
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